“the behavior of a monster”

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A 19-year-old man was on trial for a sexual assault case on Tuesday December 17, 2024 at the Brest criminal court.

When he was asked to explain the acts committed on September 3, 2024, in the Bellevue district, the young man replied several times that he did not understand how he could have acted like this, “I am a monster. » “No, this is not the monster court here, it was you,” retorted Xavier Jublin, the president.

The facts, as told by the victim, then aged 13 and a half, during her hearing: “I left the apartment around 8:10 a.m. to take the bus. I had forgotten my transit card, so I turned around. A man came up to me to ask me where the Carrefour store was. He told me I was pretty. He followed me. He entered the lobby of the building pretending to be cold and took the elevator with me. »

What followed were touchingespecially on his buttocks. The teenager fell to the ground, screamed for help and managed to scare away the attacker. His ordeal lasted 42 seconds according to video surveillance images, which allowed the police to find the suspect.

“I don’t recognize myself”

In court, the defendant admitted the facts. “I don’t understand why I acted like that…I’m not normally like that.” Yes, I took a photo under her skirt. Yes, in the elevator I lifted her skirt and touched her butt… I don’t recognize myself. »

The man is a native of Beauvais (Oise). He spent his childhood in a home. He arrived in Brest recently. He has been in a relationship with a woman for three years.

Hyperactive, he was under treatment for a long time for his attention deficit disorder (ADHD).

“He says he has nightmares in which he kills the victim,” he writes in the psychological expert report.

“She will remain terrified for a long time”

Today, the victim, who was not present at the hearing, is trying to rebuild herself, as her mother explained in court. “She feels like she sees the attacker everywhere. She does hypnosis sessions. »

Elma Kraisnik, lawyer for the civil party, described the story of this attack as “chilling”.

This file is a horror film, this pre-teen suffered 42 seconds of torture. She showed extraordinary courage. She is terrified and will remain so for a long time.

Emmanuel Phelippeau, the prosecutor requested 18 months in prison for the defendant, with a committal warrant. “The case raises more questions than it answers. What was he doing in this neighborhood that morning? What would have happened if the victim had not reacted the way she did? The gentleman has no prior record, he is a hard worker, but common sense demands that he be sentenced to a prison sentence. »

A sentence that the defense lawyer asked to reduce so that her client could “continue to integrate professionally”.

The young man, convicted of sexual assaultwas sentenced to one year in prison, without warrant of committal. He could benefit from a reduced sentence. He will also have to comply with socio-judicial monitoring for five years and has been included in the register of perpetrators of sexual offenses.

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